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Hemorrhoid. Hemorrhoids (or haemorrhoids ), also known as piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal. [7] [8] In their normal state, they are cushions that help with stool control. [2] They become a disease when swollen or inflamed; the unqualified term hemorrhoid is often used to refer to the disease. [8]
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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine. First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o ...
Metformin is generally well tolerated. [18] Common adverse effects include diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain. [14] It has a small risk of causing low blood sugar. [14] High blood lactic acid level ( acidosis) is a concern if the medication is used in overly large doses or prescribed in people with severe kidney problems. [19] [20] It also inhibits inflammation. [21] [22]
Paracetamol helps ductal closure in patent ductus arteriosus. It is as effective for this purpose as ibuprofen or indomethacin, but results in less frequent gastrointestinal bleeding than ibuprofen. [77] Its use for extremely low birth weight and gestational age infants however requires further study.
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming as a crude extract of P. rubens. [6] Fleming's student Cecil George Paine was the first to successfully use penicillin to treat eye infection ( neonatal conjunctivitis) in 1930. The purified compound (penicillin F) was isolated in 1940 by a research team led by Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain at the University of ...
Ibuprofen. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to relieve pain, fever, and inflammation. [8] This includes painful menstrual periods, migraines, and rheumatoid arthritis. [8] It may also be used to close a patent ductus arteriosus in a premature baby.
